RESTRICTED TERRITORIES
HITSqwad maintains a list of Restricted Territories which it shares with its B2B & B2C partners to ensure they understand which Jurisdictions the Companies Products and / or Services must not be offered in.
The following is a consolidated list of Restricted Territories where Online Gaming is Prohibited or in which there are conditional requirements:
1. PROHIBITED JURISDICTIONS
JURISDICTION | COMMENT |
Afghanistan | |
Algeria | |
American Samoa | |
Andorra | |
Agentina | See Jurisdictions with Conditions list below for exceptions. |
Australia | |
Azerbaijan | |
Bahrain | |
Bangladesh | |
Barbados | |
Bhutan | |
Bolivia | |
Botswana | |
Brunei Darussalam | |
Burundi | |
Cambodia | |
China | |
Chile | |
Christmas Island | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
Cook Islands | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | |
Cuba | |
Cyprus | |
Ecuador | |
El Salvador | |
Eritrea | |
Fiji | |
France | |
French Polynesia | |
Guam | |
Guatemala | |
Haiti | |
Hong Kong | Special Administrative Region of China |
Iceland | |
India | All states in India are open except for Sikkim, Nagaland and Telangana which are Prohibited. |
Indonesia | |
Iran | |
Iraq | |
Israel | |
Japan | |
Jordan | |
Kazakhstan | |
Kuwait | |
Kyrgystan | |
Laos | |
Lebanon | |
Lesotho | |
Libya | |
Liechtenstein | |
Macau | |
Macedonia | |
Malaysia | |
Mali | |
Mauritius | |
Moldova | |
Monaco | |
Morocco | |
Myanmar | |
Nauru | |
Nepal | |
Niue | |
Northern Mariana Islands | |
North Korea | |
Oman | |
Pakistan | |
Palestinian Territory | |
Paraguay | |
Qatar | |
Russian Federation | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Singapore | |
Somalia | |
South Korea | |
South Sudan | |
Sudan | |
Suriname | |
Syria | |
Taiwan | |
Tajikistan | |
Thailand | |
Timor-Leste | |
Trinidad & Tobago | |
Tunisia | |
Turkey | |
Turkmenistan | |
United Arab Emirates | |
United States of America | Including dependent/outlying Territories. See Jurisdictions with Conditions list below for exceptions. |
Uruguay | |
Uzbekistan | |
Venezuela | |
Vietnam | |
Virgin Islands, British | |
Yemen |
2. JURISDICTIONS WITH CONDITIONS
JURISDICTION | CONDITION** |
Government Selected Operators: | |
Aland | Permissible subject to operator serving the state monopoly or authorized suppliers of the state monopoly. |
Canada | Permissible subject to operator serving the provincial monopoly or authorized suppliers of the provincial monopoly. |
Poland | Permissible subject to operator serving the state monopoly or authorized suppliers of the state monopoly. |
United States of America (Delaware only) | Permissible subject to operator serving the state monopoly or authorized suppliers of the state monopoly. |
LICENSING REGIME * | CONDITION ** |
Albania | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Alderney | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Antigua and Barbuda | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Argentina | Permissible in provinces where real money online casino games are legal and subject to the operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Armenia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Bahamas | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Belarus | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Belgium | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. Licenses tied to land-based gaming licenses. |
Belize | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Bulgaria | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Colombia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Comoros (Anjouan only) | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Costa Rica | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Croatia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. Licenses tied to land-based gaming licenses. |
Curacao | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Czech Republic | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Denmark | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Dominica | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Dominican Republic | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. License issued to Bancas de Loteria y de Apuestas. |
Estonia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
French Guiana | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
French Southern Territories | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Georgia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. Licenses tied to land-based gaming licenses. |
Ghana | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Gibraltar | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Greece | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Grenada | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Hungary | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Isle of Man | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Italy | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Jamaica | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Jersey | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Latvia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Lithuania | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Malta | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Mexico | Permissible subject to operator holding a local permit and complying with all permit conditions. |
Montenegro | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Netherlands | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Nicaragua | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Panama | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Papua New Guinea | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Philippines | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Portugal | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Romania | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions, and the supplier holding the appropriate software supplier license. |
Saint Kitts & Nevis | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
San Marino (Italy) | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Serbia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Seychelles | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Slovakia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Slovenia | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
South Africa | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Spain | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Swaziland | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Sweden | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Switzerland | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Tanzania | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Uganda | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Ukraine | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
United Kingdom | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
United States of America | Permissible in U.S. states and territories where real money online casino games are legal and subject to the operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
Vanuatu | Permissible subject to operator holding a local license and complying with all license conditions. |
* A copy of the operator’s license must be supplied to HITSqwad prior to any activity in the listed jurisdictions.
** To be revised where HITSqwad decides to pursue licensing (If required) in any Jurisdiction or Licensing Regime where online gambling is permissible. HITSqwad must obtain the necessary Licenses, Approvals and / or Product Certifications to offer its Products and / or Services in any of these Jurisdictions or Licensing Regimes.